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Musk ordered slowdown of Starlink service Ukraine military relies on, report says
Elon Musk last week ordered the slowdown of a military-grade version of SpaceX’s Starlink satellite service that Ukraine relies on, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing US officials and people familiar with the matter. Musk, SpaceX and the White House did not immediately respond to
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Both outlets lead on the Wall Street Journal’s reporting that Elon Musk ordered a slowdown affecting Starlink service linked to Ukraine. The Hill adds that the military version is Starshield and says Ukraine said the slowdown hampered its ability to respond to Russian attacks, while Bloomberg Technology frames the coverage more generally as a slowdown of the satellite system and says it came from Musk himself.
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